Stephen Curry had plenty to think about Monday, ahead of the Warriors' Game 7 meeting with the Rockets in the Western Conference finals.

Yet at his media session earlier in the day, Curry found himself in the strange position of defending LeBron James' Cavaliers teammates. Specifically, Curry shot down the popular notion that the Cavs are just a one-man team.

"I hate when people say that," Curry said (via USA Today). "Like it's - they're NBA players, and yeah they're new and what-not and 'Bron is amazing, (and) he played an unbelievable playoff run to date and has willed his team to his eighth straight Finals and all that, which is unbelievable to think about the consistency and the longevity and just the level of greatness that he's shown in the Eastern Conference."

Cavs coach Tyronn Lue called James' performance in the Game 7 victory Sunday over the Celtics the best of his career. James had 35 points, 15 rebounds, nine assists and two blocks. Many observers believe James has been at his best this entire postseason. The new-look Cavs traded star point guard Kyrie Irving after last season, and then remade their roster with several moves at the trade deadline. In the Eastern Conference finals, center Kevin Love missed Game 7 and all but a few minutes of Game 6 with a concussion.

Curry praised James for his performance in Game 7, but said his teammates deserve their due.

"As a basketball fan, to turn on the TV last night and watch the game and there were points in the game where you didn't know how it was going to play out and they found a way to get it done, so shout-out to him," Curry said. "It was an amazing performance, but don't disrespect the other guys out there. They fought hard too."